Military and government officials are confirming that Israel Air Force helicopters fired air-to-surface missiles at the car of Hamas terrorist Amar Mansur Hassan Hadiri, 26, in PLO-controlled Tul Karem shortly before 5:00 PM today. Hadiri was killed in the operation. According to military intelligence, Hadiri was planning a major suicide bombing, and there was no alternative but to strike first to avoid the killing of innocent Israelis.
Hadiri was a university student in Tul Karem with a record of security offenses. Israeli authorities arrested him in 1995 and 1998. Although during his incarceration, he admitted to Israeli agents that he was a member of the Izzadin el-Kassim wing of Hamas, notorious for its bloody terror attacks, he was released in the framework of the Oslo Agreements\' \"confidence building measures.\"
Hadiri was a university student in Tul Karem with a record of security offenses. Israeli authorities arrested him in 1995 and 1998. Although during his incarceration, he admitted to Israeli agents that he was a member of the Izzadin el-Kassim wing of Hamas, notorious for its bloody terror attacks, he was released in the framework of the Oslo Agreements\' \"confidence building measures.\"